Struthers brothers go national with sludge-removal business

Staff Report

STRUTHERS

Just three years after launching their successful sludge removal business here, brothers Matt and Jacob Schimley are ready to bring their business to communities across the country.

The Schimleys are the owners of Southside Environmental Group, a waste management company that provides sludge removal services to wastewater facilities and reuses the material in land applications.

The company, based in the CASTLO Industrial Park, has flourished since it was launched in 2007. Sales are expected to reach about $1.3 million this year, up from $560,000 in 2008, Matt Schimley said.

The Schimleys attribute their rapid success to increased demand for cost-effective and environmentally friendly services. Southside’s sludge removal process reuses waste that would typically go to a landfill, reducing the cost to the wastewater treatment facility with an added environmental benefit.

“This was a way for us to get into a market that is growing,” Matt Schimley said. “And it provides a service that needs to be done every year.”

Emboldened by their success and looking to capitalize on growing interest in “green” industries, the Schimleys are looking to expand and diversify.

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